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ANDREW SCIIULZE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE KINGSLANDY & DOUGLAS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

ROLLER BALiNc-PRiEss.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 619,234, dated February '7, 1899.

Application filed May 14, 1895. Serial No. 549,273. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW SCHULZE, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Roller Baling-Iress, of which the following is such a full, clear, and exact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which it ap'- pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful baling-press, and pertains more particularly to that class of baling-presses in which the cotton or other material to be compressed is formed into a compact cylindrical bale by winding a thin lamina or bat of said material around a spindle or core and simultaneously applying pressure thereto by one or more rollers.

The object of myinvention is to provide a press of this class in which the process of baling is practically continuous, thus obviating the use of two presses when the cotton is received directly from the condenser or making the press do the work of two presses of the ordinary construction.

My invention also has for its object to provide means for covering the nished bale.

My invention consists in part in providing two presser-rollers and mechanism for moving the bale around a main roller from one of said presser-rollers t0 the other, in providing mechanism for winding a strip of bagging or similar material around the finished bale and simultaneously feeding it along said bale, and in other novel features and details, all of which are described in the following specilication and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one form of a roller baling-press embodying my invention, Figure lis an end elevation thereof; Fig. 2, a side elevation looking from the right hand of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, an end elevation of the gearing and frame carrying the same; Fig. 4, a top plan view of the bale-covering apparatus; Fig. 5, a front elevation of the same; Fig. 6, an enlarged view of the pinion-wheel shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and the bracket carrying the same; Fig. 17, a

top view of one of the end baling-plates and devices carrying the same; Fig. 8, a side View of the same. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the device for feeding the bale cores or spindles between the end baling-plates; Fig. 10, a side elevation of the mechanism for feeding the cotton into the press and temporarily storing it when it becomes necessary to stop the press for any reason, one of the side frames thereof being removed to better show the construction; Fig. 11, an isometric projection of aportion of the mechanism shown in Fig. 10; Fig. 12, an isometric projection of the complete press, looking at the opposite side from Fig. 2; Fig. 13, a detail view of the storageroller, and Fig. 14 a detail View showing the method of journaling the storage-roller.

Like marks of reference refer to similar parts in all the views of the drawings. A

15 is a base or foundation, preferably of brick or stone work, upon which are secured two'triangular side frames 16. For convenience in construction these fram es are preferably composed of three parts bolted together, forming a triangle. In the top of these triangular frames 16 is journaled ashat't 17, on

Ywhich an upper main roller 18 is rigidly mounted. On the shaft 17, at each side of the main roller `18, is loosely mounted a spider 19, to the arms 2O of each of which is bolted a toothed ring 21. Sleeves 2l, Figs. 2, 7, and 8, are placed around the bolts connecting the arms 2O and rings 21 to hold said parts some distance-from each other.

In said arms 2O are formed slots, in which slide boxes 22, through which boxes pass short bars 23, Fig. 7, having a reduced portion, on which end baling-plates 24. are loosely mounted. Said bars 23 have pointed projecting ends or bosses 23a. Through the short bars 23 pass bars 25, Figs. 7 and 8, which are pivoted at their inner ends at 25, Fig. 1, to the spiders 19. toward the toothed rings 21 the end balingplates 24 can4 be forced apart to release the bale cores or spindles. To hold the end bal- By drawing these bars 25' ing-plates 24 in position and thereby secure the bale-cores in place, the cam-levers 27 are thrown inwardly against the bars 25. To the outer faces of the toothed rings 2l are secured roo at regular intervals notched blocks 28, Figs.

1 and 12, adapted -to engage with a springdetent 29, secured to one ofl the frames 16, and thus hold the toothed rings 21 and spiders 19, attached thereto, in the required position. The spring-detent 29 is connected by a suitable rod 29a, Figs. 1 and 12, to a-hand-lever 30, pivoted at any convenient point of the frame 16.4 By means of this hand-lever 30 the spring-detent29 can be disengaged from notched blocks 28 and the toothed rings 21 thus allowed to rotate. The toothed rings 21 are driven by two toothed gearwheels 31, Figs. 1 and 2. These wheels 31 are rigidly secured to a common shaft- 31a, Figs. 1 and 12, so that one of the toothed lrings 21 can.- not move independently of the other and are both driven thereby. The shaft 31a' may be driven intermittently or when required in any suitable way. v

'In l each of the main side frames 16 are formed two slots, in` which slide boxes 32, Figs. 1, 3, and 12. Each corresponding pair of boxes 32 have mounted in them a shaft 33 and are connected by a bar 34, Figs. 2 and 12. On the shaft 33, at the side of the machine to which the cotton is fed., is rigidly mounted a lower movable roller 35, to which pressure is applied by means of a huid-pressure cylinder 36, secured to a frame 37, Fig. 2, connecting the main side frames 16,-.the piston-rod of said cylinder being connected to the ybar 34. On the shaft 33, at the opposite side of the machine, is rigidly mounted a lower movable roller 38, preferably smaller than the roller 35. Pressure is supplied to said roller 38 by a fluid-pressure cylinder 39 and piston-rod 39,L in the same manner as described in connection with the roller 35. This cylinder, 39 is preferably shorter than the cylinder 36.' Between the frames 16 isa curved plate 40, Fig. 1, supported by the base of the press, upon which curved plate the bale rolls in passing from the 'lower movable roller35- to the lower movable roller38, said bale being carried forward by the toothed ring 21.

The gearing for driving the rollers and balecovering device is illustrated more particularly in Fig. 3. The shaft 17 of the main roller 18 is extended at one end of the machine, and upon it are secured sprocket- ,'whels 41 and 42, Figs. 2, 3, and 12. -The shafts' 33 of the lower movable rollers are extended at the same end of the machine, and on them are secured sprocketwheels-42. To the boxes 32 are` secured arms 43, carrying studs 44, on which are mounted sprocketwheels 45.' On the lower part of the frame 16, at the same side of the press as the gearwheels last described, are secured two sprbcket-wheels 46, to one of which the power for driving the press may be applied. Around the sprocket-wheels 41, 42, 45, and 46 passes an endless sprocket-chain 47. The sprocketwheels 41 and 42 are of such size that the peripheral speed of the upper/mainv roller 18 on the shaft 17 and thelower movable rollers 35 and 38 will be the same. As the lower movable rollers 35 and 38 'move toward the upper roller 18 the slack in the sprocket-chain 47 is taken up by the sprocket-wheels 45, the strands of chain between the wheels 46 and 44 lengthening as that between the wheels 42u and 41 shortens, and vice versa. Passing around the sprocket-wheel 42 and a-sprocketwheel 48, secured by a stud to a frame 49, Figs. 1, 3, and 12, carryingthebagging or balecovering apparatus, is an endless sprocketchain 49a. There are two frames 49, one secured at each end of the press to each of the main side frames 16. The bagging or bale-covering apparatus is driven from the sprocketwheel 48 in the manner hereinafter described.

The apparatus for applying the bagging or covering to the bale `is best understood by reference to Figs. 4, 5, and 12. To the extensions 50 on the frames 49 are secured two turned rods 51 and 52. On these rods slide a frame composed of two side pieces 53 and 54, secured together by a plate 55. On the rod 52 and between the side pieces 53 and 54 is placed a hollow cylinder or collar56, upon which the roll of bagging 57, Figs. 1, 4, 5, and 12, is wound. At the lower ends of the side pieces 53 and 54 are placed two rollers 58, Figs. land i5, between' which the bagging passes to keep it taut as it passes to the bale. To the side piece 54 is secured a toothed rack 59, having at its outer end an upwardly-inclined portion 60. Engaging with the rack 59 is a toothed pinion-wheel 6l, secured to a shaft 62, carried in brackets 63 and 64, said shaft 62 being journald directly in the bracket 63 and in a box 65, Fig. 6, sliding in -a slotfin the bracket 64. v The vbracket 63 is pivotally attached to the extension 50, so that said bracket can turn for some distance, and thus allow the pinion-wheel 61 to be raised out of engagement with the rack 59. The end of the shaft 62, which is carriedin the box 65., is provided with a boss 66, Fig. 6, adapted to engage with two indentations, one above the other, in a spring 67, secured to the bracket 64. Said indentations are so situated that when ythe boss 66- is in engagement with the lower one the pinion-wheel 61 is held in engagement with the rack 59 and when said boss is in engagement with the upper one the IIO pinion-wheel is held above and out of engageplates 24 is illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 12 and in detail in Fig. 9. Two standards 71 are secured to the side frames 16. On these standards 71 are lateral extensions 72, Figs. 2 and 12, to which are secured the bale-spindle holders 73, into which the end of the bale cores or spindles 74 are placed. A portion of the lower ends of the side pieces of the holders 73 are removed, leaving the ends of the lowest bale-core exposed,` as shown in Fig. 9, so that the bosses 23a ofthe circular end baling-plates 24 may engage with the ends of said core. Openings 75, slightly smaller than the diameter of the bale-cores, are made in the lower sides of the holders 73. The edges 76 ofe the bale-co e holder which hound the openings are iexi le, so that the bale-core can be drawn through said openings by the end bal ing-plates 24. In the ends of the bale-cores 74 are recesses 77, adapted to receive the bosses 23, Fig. 7, of the bars 23. i These balespindle holders form a magazine for supplying the press with bale cores or spindles.

Fig. 10 illustrates a device for temporarily storing the cotton while the press is stopped from any cause.

7-8 are the doier-rollers at the rear of a condenser. From these doffer-rollers the cotton passes to com pressing-rollers 79 and 80, carried in a frame 81, attached to the condenser or otherwise suitably supported. The compressing-rollers 79 and 80 are preferably driven from the doEer-rollers 78 in any suitable Way.-

From the compressing-rollers 79 and 8O the cotton passes to a feed-board 82, pivotally secured to arms 83 on the side frames 8l. The feedboard 82 is provided with a lever 84, by means of which its outer end can be raised some'distance by swinging said board upon itspivots. Said board has an opening 85 across it, beneath which is a roller 86, carried in frames 87, secured to said board 82. The roller 86 is provided with two pulley-wheels 87, Figs. 10 and 11, around which pass belts 88 (one'of which is crossed) to the clutchwheels 89, Fig. 11, on the roller 80. The clutch-pulleys 89 are provided with a frictionclutch 89a and a shift-lever 90, by means of which either pulley 89 can be thrown into work with the roller 86, and thus the roller 86 rotated in either direction, as desired. Above the roller 86 is a storage-roller 91, j ournaled in boxes 97, which slide in slots 98 in the side frames 8l, and thus allow the roller 91 to-rise as the cotton is wound around it. This roller 91 is provided with a row of bent teeth or hooks 92. Above the roller 91 is a roller 93, journaled in a frame 94, pivoted to extensions 95 on the frame 81. The frame 94 .i is provided with a hand-lever 96, by means of whichiit is raised and lowered. The roller 93 isdi'iven by a belt 97, passing around a pulley 98 on said roller 93 and a pulley 99 on the roller 79. When itl is desired to temporarily store the cotton, the shift-lever is moved so that the roller 86 is rotated in the direction shown by the dotted arrows in Fig. lO. The feed-board 82 is then raised by means of the lever 84 until the cotton over the roller 86 is brought in contact with the roller 91, andsaidrolleris driven in the direction shown bythe4 dotted arrow -by the contact of the roller 86 with thebat of cotton which is now pressed against' the said roller 91. The bat p rollers up to their work against the bale.

of cotton is caught by the teeth 92 and wound around the roller 91. When it is desired to resume the operation of the press, the motion of the roller 86 is reversed and the feed-board is as follows: The cotton is led down the feedboard 82 to a bale core or spindle 74, held' by the end bale-plates 24 between the main roller 18 and the presser-roller 35. After the` bale has reached the required size the detent 29, Figs. 1 and 12, is withdrawn from the notched block 28 andmotion imparted to the toothed rings 2l by the toothed wheels 3l or in any other way. The formed bale between the rollers 18 and 35 is thus carried around the upper roller 18 until it is brought over the lower roller 38, in which position it is secured by the'engagement of the spring-detent 29 with the next succeeding notched block 28. Here theI bagging is applied while a new bale is being formed between the upper roller 18 and the lower movable roller 35. The fluidpressure cylinders 36 and 39 permit the' bale to increase in size while holding the presser- IOO transferring a bale from one roller to another f or in removing a bale from the press the duid-pressure cylinders are exhausted of their steam, allowing the lower rollers to recede from the bale.

To apply the bagging or covering to the bale, the frame in which the bagging is held i is drawn close to the extension 50 ofthe frame 49 to which the gearing is secured. The end of the bagging is then secured to the bale and the pinion-wheel 61 drawn down into engagement with the toothed rack 59. The roll of bagging is thereby fed along the bale as the bagging is wrapped around it. When the roll of bagging has reached the endof the bale, the pinion-wheel 6l is raised out of engagement with the rack by the upwardly-inclined portion 60 of said rack and held in this position by the engagement of the boss 66 with the upper indentation in the spring 67, so that the roll of bagging can be returned vlowed to remain in this position until the bosses' 23 of the bars 23, upon which said end to its former position by hand. After the When the toothed rings 2l are rotated, the

lowest core 7 4 will be drawn through the opening in holderp`73.

I do not wish. to limit my invention to the construction set forth, as many changes may vbe made therein without departing from my invention,

Many features of my invention are applicable to roller baling-presses generally and are not limited in their application to a duplex or multiplex roller baling-press, as herein specifically set forth. j

The term rotary members used in the claims refers to the devices for positioning the bale-spindles between the rollers orl transferring the bale and not to the bale end plates.

Having'f-ully described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire te secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

A 1. In a baling-press, a set of rollers by which the baling is begun, and a second set of rollers to which the bale is transferred to render the process of baling substantially continuous.

2. In abaling-press, a set of rollers by which the baling is begun, a second set of rollers cooperating with said first set of rollers to render the process of baling substantially continuous, and means for transferring the bale from said first to said second set of rollers.

3. In abaling-press, a set o f rollers by which the baling is begun, a second set of rollers to which the bale is transferred to render the process of baling substantially continuous, and means for applying bagging to the bale between said second set of rollers.

4. In a baling-press, a rigidly-journaled main roller, a movable roller between which and the main roller the bale is formed, and a second movable roller coperating with the main roller, to which the bale is transferred for the purpose of applying the bagging.

5. In a roller .baling-press, side frames, a main roller j ournaled in said side frames, and two movable rollers journaled in boxessliding in said frames, one of which movable rollers forms the bale, and the other of which completes the bale by 'applying the bagging.

6. In a rollerA baling-press, side frames, a main upper roller rigidly journaled in said side frames, two movable rollers journaled in boxes sliding in said frames, one of which movable rollers forms the bale and the other of which completes the bale by applying the bagging, and a Huid-pressure cylinder below each movable roller keeping said movable rollers up to their work', but permitting them to move downward as the size ofthe bale increases.

7. Ina baling-press, a roller rigidly journaled, a movable roller, the bale being formed between said rollers, sliding boxes for said movable roller, flexible gearing driving said fixed and movable rollers, a rigidly-journaled wheel driving said flexible gearing, and an idlewheel carried by said sliding boxes, whereby the iiexible gearing will be main- .tained taut as the sliding boxes rise and fall.

8. In a baling-press, side frames, a roller rigidly journaled'therein, two movable rollers, by one of which movable rollers the bale is formed and by the other of which the bagging is applied to the bale, sliding boxes for the movable rollers, flexible gearingdriving said rollers, two wheels rigidly journaled to the side frames, and wheels carried by said sliding boxes, over all of which wheels said exible gearing passes.

9. In a baling-press, the combination of rollers between which the bale is formed, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, a series of bale-spindle-engaging devices carried by each of said rotary members, and a bale-spindle holder arranged adjacent to said rotary members, whereby the bale-spindles may be withdrawn from the holder and suitably positioned between the pressing-rollers.

10. In a baling-press, rollers between which the bale is formed, rollers between which the bale is completed by the application of. the bagging, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, and bale-spindles carried by said rotary members, whereby the formed bale may be transferred from between one set of rollers to another and a second bale-spindle pol sitioned between the preliminary pressing- 1l. In a baling-press, rollers between which` the bale is formed, rollers between which the bale iscompleted by the application Iof the bagging, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, bale-spindles carried by said rotary members, and devices locking and unlocking said rotary members, whereby the bales and bale-spindles may be held in position between the pressing rollers and the formed bale transferred from between o'ne set of rollers to another, and a second bale-spindle positioned tently rotating said rotary members to transl fer the formed bales to the secondary rollers and position a second bale-spindle between the pressing-rollers.

, 13. In a baling-press, a main roller, two movable lower rollers, between one ofwhich movable rollers and the main roller the bale is formed and between which other movable roller and the main roller the bale is completed by the application of the bagging, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, and a sup-.

port for sustaining the 4formed bale when be.-

ing transferred from the pressing-roller to the secondary roller.

14. In abaling-pre ss, rollers between which the bale is formed, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, a multiple set of plates for the ends of the bale carried by said rotary members, guides or arms in said rotary members in which said end plates have radial motion toward `and from the center of the press, and a bale-spindle holder arranged contiguous to the plane of movement of said end plates and presenting the bale-spindles to the end baling-plates, whereby the bale-spindles will be withdrawn from the holder and suitably v positioned between the rollers to receive the cotton.

l5. In a baling-press, rollers between which the bale is formed, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, a multiple set of plates for the ends of the bale carried by said rotary members, and guides in the rotary members in which said end plates have radial motion.

16. In a baling-prcss, a roller by which the bale is formed, another roller to which the bale may be transferred for the application of the bagging, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, plates for the ends of the bale carried by the said rotary members,and guides in which said end plates have radial motion.

17. In a baling-press, rollers between which the bale is formed, rollers between which the bale is completed by the application of the bagging, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, a series of plates for the ends of the bale carried by said rotary members, guides or arms in which said end plates have radial motion, and bale-spindles carried by said end plates, whereby the Jformed bales together with the end plates and bale-spindles may be transferred from between one set of rollers to another, and a second bale-spindle and its end plates positioned between the pressingrollers.

18. In a baling-press, a main` roller, two movable lower rollers, between one of which movable rollers and the main roller the bale is formed and between the other of which movable rollers the bale is completed by the application of the bagging, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, a-series of plates for the ends of the bale carried by said rotary members, gnides or arms in which said end plates having radial motion, and bale-spindles carried by said end plates, whereby the formed bale may be transferred from between one set of rollers to another, and a second bale-spindle positioned between the pressingrollers. .i

19. In a baling-press, rollers between which the bale is formed, rollers between which the bale is completed by the application of the bagging, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, a series of plates for the ends of the bale carried by said rotary members, guides or arms'in which said end plates have radial motion, bale spindles carried by said end plates, and devices locking and unlocking said rotary members, whereby the bales may be held in position between the pressing-rollers and the formed bale transferred from between one set of rollers to another, and a second bale-spindle positioned between the pressin g-rollers.

20. In a baling-press, rollers between which the bale is formed, rollers between which the bale is completed by the application of the bagging, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, a series of plates for the ends of the bale carried by said rotary members, guides or arms in which said end plates have radial motion, and power devices intermittently rotating said rotary members to transfer the formed bales to the secondary rollers and position a second bale-spindle for receiving a new bale.

2l. In a baling-press, a main roller, two movable lower rollers, between one of which movable rollers and the main roller the bale is formed and between the other of which movable rollers andthe main roller the bale is completed by the application of the bagging, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, a series of baling-plates for the ends of the bale carried by said rotary members, guides or arms in which said end plates have radial motion, bale-spindles carried by said end plates, and a support for sustaining the formed bale when being transferred from the pressing-roller to the secondary roller.

22. In a baling-press, a set of rollers by which the bale is formed, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, and a series of balespindle-engaging devices carried by each rotary member and having a movement longi tudinal of the bale-spindle.

23. In a baling-press, a set of rollers by which the bale is formed, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, a series of nale-spindle-engaging devices carried by each of said rotary members, and having a movement lon gitudinal of the bale-spindle, and manually operated appliances for holding the bale-spindie-engaging devices in position.

24. In a baling-press, a set of rollers by which the bale is formed, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, a series of bale-spindle-engaging devices carried b y each of said rotary members, and having a movement lona gitudinal of the bale-spindle, and a bale-spindle holder arranged in the path of said balespindle-engaging devices, whereby abalespindle may be engaged by apair of said balespindle-engaging devices while a bale is bea ing formed by said rollers.

25. In a baling-press, a set of rollers by which the bale is formed, a rotary member at each side of said rollers, a series of balespindie-engaging devices carried by each of said rotary members and having a movement longitudinal of the balespindle, a bale-spindle holder arranged in the path of said bale-spindle-engaging devices, and manually-operated appliances holding the bale-spindle-engagin g devices in position.

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26. In a baling-press, a set of rollers by which the bale is formed, a rotary member at each end of said rollers, a series of plates for the ends of the bale vcarried by each of said rotary members, bale-spindle-engaging devices upon the end plates, said end plates and bale-spindle-engaging devices having a mo- -tion longitudinal of the bale-spindles.

27. In a baling-press, a roller by which the bale is formed, a rotary member at each end of said roller, a series of plates for the ends of the bale carried by each of said rotary members, bale-spindle-engaging devices upon said end plates, the end plates and bale-spindle-engaging devices having a motion longv tudinal of the bale-spindles, and a bale-spindle holder arranged in the path of said balevspindle-engaging devices, whereby a balespindle maybe engaged bya pair of said balespindle-engaging devices while a bale is being formed by said rollers.

28. In baling-press, a roller by which the spindle may be engaged by a pair of said bales'pindle-engaging devices while a bale isjbeing formed by said rollers, and `manually operated means lholding the end plates and bale-spindle-engaging devices in position.

- 29. The combination with a roller baling-l press, of abale-spindle magazine, consisting of an inclined box suitably supportedand` containing bale-spindles, the lower edge of said box being flexible and having the lower part of the sides thereof cut away, said cutaway part being arranged in the path of the bale-spindle-engaging devices.

30. In a roller baling-press, a bale-covering apparatus, consisting of a roll of suitable material`monnted to slide longitudinally ofthe bale, mechanism propelling the said roll -of material longitudinally of the bale as it is ro'- tated, .and automatic devices Vthrowing the propelling mechanism o ut of operation when the roll of material has reached the limit of its travel.

31. In a roller baling-press, a bale-covering apparatus, consisting of a roll of suitable ma-l terial mounted to slide longitudinally of the bale, mechanism propelling said roll of material longitudinally of the baleas it is rotated, automatic appliances throwing the propelling mechanism out ofroperation when the roll of material has reached the limit of its travel, and devices holding the propelling mechanism out of operation.

32. In a baling-press, a balecovering apparatus, consisting of a roll of material mounted in a frame adapted to slide longitudinally of the bale, a rack secured thereto, a gearwheel adapted to mesh with said rack,'a suitable shaft carrying said gear-wheel, mechanism driving the latter, and a spring holding said shaft and gear-wheel in or ont of operative relationship With said rack.

33. In a baling-press, a bale-coveringapparatns, consisting of a roll of fmaterial mounted in a frame adapted to slide longitudinally ot' the bale, a rack secured thereto, a gear-` wheel adapted to mesh with said rack, a suitable shaft carrying said gear-wheel, mechanism for driving the same, an incline at the end of said rack adapted to disengage tbe lgear-wheel from the rack at the limit of its travel, and means holding the gear-wheel ont of mesh with the rack.

34, In av baling-press, a set of rollers by which the bale is formed,asecond set of rollers by which the bale is completed by' the application of the bagging,rand a bale-covering apparatus operating in conjunction with the latter s et of rollers.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto setV my hand and vaffixed my seal in the presence of the two subscribing witnesses. V

ANDREW SCHULZE. [L..s.] Witnesses: V f

A. C. FoWLER, JOHN F. GREEN 

